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  From: Adam Hawes <adam_hawes@dingoblue.net.au>
  To  : Damien Wilson <dwilson@ep.com.au>
  Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 15:25:54 +1030

Re: Probs with machine shutting itself down (longish)

> Dec 29 04:26:31 linux kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at
> virtual address e3c139e0

Something has requested some page that the kernel just doesn't know
about (probably the kernel requested it; hence the error message).

<snipped the rest>

> This doesn't occur all the time and is not consistent with the shut
> downs but if someone can decipher the messages it might give me
> something to go on

Are you running a development kernel??  That would more than likely
explain what the problem is.  This certainly looks like a kernel bug. 
Try upgrading to 2.2.18 (latest stable) and ensure that it is compiled
with the default compiler flags and no super optimisation flags set.

Failing that, I have no idea what is wrong, except that maybe some part
of your hardware is shot. (CPU or Memory)

Cheers,
Adam

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